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First Medals Won at #SNAGS2015

Sophie Smith smashed the 13 years age group record on her way to victory in the 1500m freestyle

2 weeks out from the British Championships, Stephen Milne is looking sharp, taking victory in the 800m freestyle

The Scottish National Age Groups Swimming Championships kicked off this evening at the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre with Heat Declared Winners being crowned for the girls 1500m and the boys 800m freestyle events.

Arbroath St. Thomas swimmer, Sophie Smith, smashed the 13 years age group record by almost six seconds, taking gold in 17:36.99.

Young Iona MacLeod of Dundee City Aquatics, started her National Age Groups campaign well securing gold in the 11 years age group category with a time of 18:54.45.

In the 800m freestyle, Stephen Milne (Perth City) swam a good, controlled race taking victory in the 17 years and older category in 8:04.72. Milne, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 4.200freestyle, looked in good shape ahead of the British Championships in London, which are less than two weeks away.

The Scottish National Age Groups Championships has attracted over 900 athletes and the event runs until 5 April with the evening session (finals) being streamed live from 1st April at www.scottishswimming.com/live. The morning and afternoon heats can be followed with our CoverItLive feed, which can be found at www.scottishswimming.com/snagslive

The event can also be followed on social media by using #SNAGS2015 as hashtag, as well as on Scottish Swimming’s website, www.scottishswimming.com. And to bring all social media coverage together in one place check out www.swimbuzz.co.uk